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Phoebe Taylor-Vuolo/WSKG NewsThe five-week course draws on material from a textbook by SUNY Broome Professor Gian Roma. The textbook focuses on personal growth and decision making. Nearly 60 people inside the jail have participated in the course, according to the sheriff’s office. -
Phoebe Taylor-Vuolo/WSKG NewsThe program, called "Motivation to Change", is a partnership between the district attorney and the county sheriff’s office.Under the program, people with substance use disorders who are charged with nonviolent offenses are diverted from arraignment at the Broome County correctional facility to Helio Health’s inpatient and detox programs.
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Police say they have arrested 10 people on kidnapping and murder charges related to the disappearance of 33-year-old Thomas Rath from an Ithaca homeless encampment, earlier this year. -
Judge Carol Cocchiola appeared visibly frustrated with prosecutors Thursday in arguments of motions that reveal some details in the case. -
Acting Chief Ted Schwartz said he supports some parts of Ithaca’s Reimagining Public Safety reforms, but said his priority is to bring stability to the police department. -
Hamail Waddell is denying a plea deal offered in response to his violent arrest earlier this year, as his attorneys allege the city of Binghamton is influencing the legal proceedings. -
Common council members voted 8-2 Wednesday to approve an increase to the maximum starting salary for Ithaca's next police chief, as the city continues its search to fill the position. -
Last week, acting Police Chief John Joly told the Ithaca Voice he was taking an indefinite leave of absence and planned to sue the city of Ithaca and Mayor Laura Lewis for a "hostile work environment". -
A county investigation alleges former Ithaca mayor Svante Myrick and others violated ethics code in the early days of the city's Reimagining Public Safety campaign. -
The Broome County Conservative Party’s executive committee voted to give Paul Battisti its ballot line over incumbent District Attorney Michael Korchak. -
Several community leaders, faith leaders and family members of the victims spoke during the service Monday. -
The event was meant to be a reconciliatory discussion between community members and police. But many said they felt attendance was lacking among both groups.
